Idaho
Dozens of dogs recovered from Riverside County hoarding situations flown to forever homes in Utah, Idaho and Oregon
More than 60 dogs were flown to their forever homes on Friday, many of which came from a string of different hoarding cases in Riverside County.
In the span of a month, dozens of dogs were recovered from three separate incidents in the Coachella Valley, including an incident in Sky Valley where 50 different dogs were found on a property after the owner died.
As a result, Wings of Rescue, a nonprofit organization aimed at rescuing at risk shelter pets by flying them to places where they can receive better care, was contacted by the Hume Society of the Desert Foundation to save the impacted pups.
“The flight itself received funding from the Humane Society of the Desert and one of its volunteers worked with the county to make the transport happen in quick fashion,” said a statement from the Riverside County Department of Animal Services.
Erin Gettis, the Animal Services Director says that the opportunity to promptly help when they were presented with three different hoarding cases — which account for about 80 dogs — was exciting.
“This is a fantastic example of how the community can help with this crisis,” Gettis said. “These volunteers secured funding for the flight, started calling northern shelters to locate Idaho and Cache and through our past partnership with Outcome for Pets, we connected with Utah Humane.”
Since the start of 2012, Wings of Rescue has helped to save more than 73,000 pets, flying a staggering 2.2 million miles to do so.
“Our success in transporting pets to new, available homes has everything to do with the dedication and perseverance of hard-working shelter partners on the ground,” said Ric Browde, CEO of Wings of Rescue. “The Riverside County team, the staff at the Humane Society of the Desert, and a number of generous donors came together to save these pets under extraordinary conditions. We are honored to provide the transportation link in this incredible rescue.”
While he wasn’t the one directly flying the dogs to their new homes on Friday, Browde was still on hand to watch takeoff. Instead, volunteers Kale and Anji Garcia piloted the pressurized, temperature controlled plane to deliver the pets to shelters where demand is high and no local pets were to be displaced.
BLACKFOOT — A large contingent of Blackfoot Police officers has cordoned off an area near the Taco Bell on Parkway Drive in Blackfoot.
Police responded around 5 p.m., according to multiple witnesses who contacted EastIdahoNews.com.
EastIdahoNews.com has reached out to Blackfoot Police for details.
We will update this story as we learn more.
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MISSOULA, Mont. — An Idaho Falls angler is back in the Idaho record books after landing a record-setting lake trout at Payette Lake.
Idaho Fish and Game said Dylan Smith caught and released a 43.25-inch lake trout on May 2, setting a new state catch-and-release record for the species. The fish surpassed the previous record of 42 inches.
The catch marks Smith’s second appearance in Idaho’s record books. He previously held the state catch-and-release lake trout record after landing a trophy fish in 2018 before that mark was later broken.
According to Fish and Game, Payette Lake has become one of Idaho’s premier lake trout fisheries thanks to years of management efforts aimed at improving both lake trout and kokanee populations.
Pride Month looks different this June along Boise’s Harrison Boulevard, where a long-standing tradition of hanging Pride flags on lamp posts has been put on hold after a new state law restricted which flags can be flown on government property.
For several years, Pride flags lined lamp posts along Harrison Boulevard in Boise’s North End neighborhood. But Idaho House Bill 561, signed by Gov. Brad Little in March, restricts which flags can be flown on government property, including the City of Boise’s Harrison lamp posts.
In response, a group of neighbors formed Pride North End and launched a distribution effort to help residents show support from their own front yards. The group has been making Pride flags and yard signs available to people who want to display them at home.
“I thought that I would…be a personal example of ‘yes, this is what I do.’ This is what I believe in,” said Edna Schochat, a North End resident.
Pride North End has already distributed more than 900-yard signs and 250 flags. The group’s original donation goal was around $2,000 to order 100 flags and 200 yard signs, but it has exceeded that GoFundMe goal, reaching $10,000 worth of donations.
The group plans to continue holding public flag and sign distributions through the end of the month.
“We cannot just say something without doing something that proves that we mean what we say,” Schochat said.
Pride North End said any leftover funds after materials are distributed will go to local LGBTQ+ nonprofits. A link to the group’s GoFundMe can be found here.
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